The Fastest Downloads in America — Big Cities Ranked

Where you should go for the fastest Internet.

"Keep Austin Weird" is a saying locals have adopted for the Texas state capital. But there's nothing strange about new data that ranks average download speeds in U.S. cities that are home to 500,000 people or more.

Austin, it turns out, takes the top spot — ranking above the high-tech meccas of San Francisco, Boston, Seattle and New York City.